Vascular Trauma

Vascular Trauma
ISBN-10
0721640710
ISBN-13
9780721640716
Category
Medical / Cardiology
Pages
667
Language
English
Published
2004
Publisher
Elsevier Saunders
Authors
Kenneth L. Mattox, Norman M. Rich, Asher Hirshberg

Description

The long-awaiting New Edition of this masterwork delivers comprehensive and up-to-date coverage of the management of injuries to both the upper and lower extremities and to the internal organs. Two new editors and a completely new team of contributors describe all of the innovations in the field, including new diagnostic modalities and interventional techniques.

  • Covers all aspects of the field, from initial care and diagnostic options through specific injuries and special problems to complications


  • Only book on Vascular Trauma which emphasizes the current management of civilian vascular injuries with an historical reflection of pioneering contributions from the battle field.
  • Offers the perspectives of two new editors.
  • Reflects the latest information in the field with all of the chapters completely rewritten by new contributing authors.
  • Combines the largest existing database of military vascular trauma with the experience of one of the nation's premier civilian trauma centers.
  • Examines operative techniques and "damage control" for vascular traumas.
  • Discusses all of today's hottest topics including diagnosis of vascular trauma · imaging and interventional radiology · minimal vascular injuries · special problems · endovascular grafts · iatrogenic vascular trauma · illicit street drugs and vascular injury · compartment syndromes · and more.


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